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Language code: may

Technical information about ISO 639 language code may

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The table below provides technical details for the Malay (macrolanguage) language, designated by the may code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

may (Bibliographic)

Name

Official

Malay (macrolanguage)

Native

Bahasa Melayu

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Riau MalayKedah MalayPenang MalayPerak MalaySarawak MalayTerengganu MalayKelantan MalayPahang MalayJohor-Riau MalayMalacca MalayNegeri Sembilan MalayPattani Malay
Related languages
IndonesianMinangkabauBanjarIbanBaba Malay
Key facts
Written in both Latin (Rumi) and Arabic-derived (Jawi) scriptsHeavy historical borrowing from Sanskrit and Arabic, with modern loans from EnglishMember of the Malayic branch of the Austronesian family and typologically analyticReduplication is widely used to mark plurality, intensity or varietyWord order is generally Subject–Verb–Object with preposed modifiers.
Sample phrase

Hai, apa khabar?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Malay (macrolanguage) language, identified by the code may, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

The ISO 639-2 standard offers two codes for the Malay (macrolanguage) language: may for bibliographic purposes and msa for terminology uses.

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